After the set up and brewing, honestly this was the easiest part.  Simply put, there was no physical labor, just waiting.  I was pleasantly surprised that the closet the brew was living in didn’t smell like a brewery. In fact, very little beer odor was detectable, and I really had to get my nose up [...]

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One of the great things about living in Little Rock is good beer. We have two brew pubs and one micro brewery. The micro brewery is Diamond Bear Brewery
Diamond Bear started brewing on September 21, 2000. They have won numerous gold medals and is a local favorite. I was excited to learn that you can [...]

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We got our hands on the new Budweiser American Ale. Let’s go for the pour and see how Budweiser does craft beer.

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Budweiser’s first ale officially rolls into stores today, Monday, September 29, although I spotted it in my local beer store on Saturday. The significance of this beer goes beyond a brewer introducing a new product. This is America’s largest brewer introducing a craft beer.
The reactions to this ale have run the gamut in the beer [...]

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Hops is harvested in early September. It is usually dried in kilns and often pressed into pellets to prevent it from spoiling soon after harvest. But for some lucky brewers who are close enough to the hops fields, fresh, or wet, hops can be used to brew a very special beer.
While the drying process preserves [...]

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Kid Rock is a reflection of great American rock-and-roll music and the American spirit, and we think we can create a beer in that same image. … There is no question in our mind that people will try a beer that Kid Rock will stand by and when they like it, a great and incredibly [...]

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My favorite time of the year is Fall. The weather gets cooler, the days shorter, and pumpkins magically appear at the supermarket. That means it’s time to brew some pumpkin beer!
I have never brewed a pumpkin beer so this will be a learning experience. I bought a pumpkin ale ingredient kit from Austin Homebrew Supply [...]

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It was a late night and I needed to relax, sit back for a minute and soak in the madness of the last few days. It was a cool September Saturday night and the sky was partly cloudy. It was really quiet and one of the last nights I would be having in what used [...]

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What do you get when a high school chemistry teacher (science geek) and a homebrewer (beer geek)? The BEERiodic table of elements, of course.
The table looks just like the table of elements you had to memorize in high school but instead of chemical data for each element, beer-related information [...]

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Budweiser is exploring new ground with their first ale which will hit stores in one week on September 29. It is already available in draught.
Appearance:
Nice copper color as you would expect from an amber ale. Huge head that lingers for several minutes after the pour.
Smell:
I don’t know if it was because of the size of [...]

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